Ren&eacute A. Guzman: Alien in produce and other online coolness I caught on my vacation

Ah, great to be back in the cozy confines of Geek Speak. Vacations do wonders for mind and body. And if you’re a blogoholic like yours truly, they also give you some serious shakes to post up goodies on the InterWebs. So onward.

Said goody #1: Veggie alien

Yep, that’s a fang-tastic homage to H.R. Giger’s alien done up with vegetables. It’s called “Salad” by Till Nowak. I’ll never look at eggplants the same way again. (Spotted at Boing Boing. See it in greater detail here.)

Said goody #2: Guy plays “Star Wars” cantina music with hand farts

Knew that’d get your attention. Apparently, this dude can play the classic Mos Eisley Cantina music with his hands. He calls it being a manualist. I call it hand farting. You just might call it art. Or not. (Spotted at Geek Student.)

Said goody #3: Custom Protoform Optimus Prime will make your jaw drop

This customized coolness shows you can take an iconic Transformer and transform him into a better bot fanboys drool over — or in this case bid like mad on over at eBay. (Pic from this link. See more pics at both links.)